Rebecca Ireland

I was dreading but also looking forward to this programme, as i was intrigued as to how they portrayed us, but i also knew it might anger me. I didnt actually manage to watch it on the Monday night, but managed to catch up on wednesday night.

Well to be honest i have mixed feelings about that programme. I feel they did a good job of scaring people, but then i feel they should have worded some parts better. I do feel it fitted in with the whole series, including stab victoms and liver damage due to alcohol abuse. I feel that they did portray all diabetics to be like this, and I dont feel this will help the opinions of people who already know so little about diabetes.

Hi all,

I thought I would chat about my Diabetes support group Circle D, run by my friend Shelley Bennett.

The mission and aim of Circle D is to support as many 18-30 year old’s with diabetes as possible. This can be through all sorts of different ways, such as Facebook, the forum, the website, the meetings or events. They welcome anyone, and you can get involved however much as you wish, as long as you feel supported and feel it is making a difference to you.

Well saying I was dreading this run is an understatement!

It was hard, but I fought through it, with my Type 1 diabetic friend Shelley Bennett (She runs Circle D).

The start was scary, standing in a big queue waiting to reach the start line, whilst also seeing everyone else pass you on the other side.

The story so far …

Well, I have had Type 1 diabetes since May 1997 (13 years!). A few weeks before I was diagnosed I had a common cold, a week later my family noticed I was constantly tired and consuming a high volume of liquids. They knew this was unusual so I was taken to the doctors who tested my blood glucose and saw that it was very high. Later that day I was admitted to hospital and stayed there for a week whilst lots of different test were completed and I learnt about my condition. I was told that my antibodies had malfunctioned and attacked my pancreatic cells instead of the cold virus.

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